Nummus - Imitation of Gunthamund
Features
| Issuer |
Vandal Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 530-550 |
| Value | 1 Nummus = ⅒ Denarius (0.1) |
| Currency | Denarius (440-534) |
| Composition | Brąz |
| Weight | 0.36 g |
| Diameter | 8 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 145927 |
| References | BMC Vandal# 161-162 Warwick William Wroth; 1911. Catalogue of the Coins of the Vandals, Ostrogoths and Lombards and of the Empires of Thessalonica, Nicaea and Trebizond in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. Wolfgang Reinhard Otto Hahn; 1973. Moneta Imperii byzantini / Band 1. Von Anastasius I. bis Justinianus I (491-565) : einschliesslich der ostgotischen und vandalischen Prägungen: Rekonstruktion des Prägeaufbaues auf synoptisch-tabellarischer Grundlage. Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria. Philip Grierson, Mark Blackburn; 2007. Medieval European Coinage / Volume 1: The Early Middle Ages (5th-10th Centuries): With a Catalogue of the Coins in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Giuseppe Lulliri, Maria Bonaria Urban; 1996. Le Monete della Sardegna vandalica: storia e numismatica. Carlo Delfino Editore, Sassari, Italy. |
Obverse
Perłowe popiersie z diademem, draperią i cygarem zwrócone w prawo i otoczone nieczytelną legendą.
Script: łaciński
Reverse
(en) Chi Rho with sharp petals in each quadrant, all surrounded by wreath.
Comments
(en) Coins similar to those of the Vandal Kingdom but with much cruder styles and with dots or lozenges rather than actual legends are probably not official issues of the Vandal Kingdom, but rather imitations of a neighbouring barbarous tribe (possibly the Mauri).
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (530-550) | (en) Chi Rho with dots in quarters. | 18% | |||||||||||||
| ND (530-550) | (en) Chi Rho with petals in quarters. | 27% | |||||||||||||
| ND (530-550) | 
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(en) Inversed Chi Rho. | 9% | ||||||||||||
| ND (530-550) | (en) Star with 8 arms. | 36% | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 87
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Roma Numismatics Auction XI Lot 925 
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7 Apr 2016 | ND (530-550) – (en) Inversed Chi Rho. | VF |
USD 349.02
(GBP 260.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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